In the center of Jianyi City, prosperous residential areas are connected together, forming a corner with the Wang family. The doorplates are written with large gold-plated characters, which are magnificent and majestic.
Li Mansion!
As the most prominent family in Jianyi, the Li family is not well-known, but their presence can be seen everywhere.
All the grain shops throughout Jianyi belong to the Li family.
The fact that it can control many granaries in this land of fish and rice shows its energy and strength.
The Li family took advantage of the rich water resources in the south of the Yangtze River to transport rare and precious treasures from all over the country to Jianyi all year round, and also transported grain from Jianyi out.
Wherever there is a flood or drought, the Li family's grain will appear. Although it is limited to the Jiangnan area, it is also very famous.
In the most central part of the Li Mansion, servants walked hurriedly, bent over, and carefully reported the latest investigation results.
"Weiyuan Escort Agency recently started selling Yuhuchun. Its liquor is clear and rich, a top-notch liquor. It has been somewhat impacting our business..."
"oh!"
Lin Gui, the housekeeper of the Li Mansion, raised his eyebrows.
"I've never heard that the Weiyuan Escort Agency has the skills to brew wine before?"
As a first-class grain merchant, the Li family's main business is not to sell grain, as the loss of grain during transportation is quite large.
Moreover, the Jiangnan region itself is a land of fish and rice. Ordinary people lack food, but they simply cannot afford it. Rich merchants are rich, but they are not short of food either.
The Li family often transported grain in order to contact other families and work together to divide the local interests.
The profit from a trip is often not high, but the wine that grows together with grain is one of the biggest sources of profit for the Li family.
The profit of wine is extremely high, and unlike grain, wine is not difficult to preserve. It can often be stored for a long time, and the longer it is stored, the more fragrant it becomes.
The north has good wine, especially strong liquor. If we can use relevant transportation to deliver enough wine to the north, the profit can be doubled or even tenfold or a hundredfold.
Therefore, the Li family has always paid attention to various novel wine-making methods.
Particular attention is paid to the brewing methods of those rare and powerful spirits.
In the bitterly cold northwest, where people have to fight against foreign races all year round, strong liquor is a necessity, and its consumption is huge every year.
"Rumor has it that this brew, passed down from their ancestors, was extremely difficult to brew in the past. After improvements made by their generation, the success rate of brewing it was greatly increased, and they only recently started selling it..."
The servant bent down and took out a jar of Yuhuchun from Fulai Restaurant from his arms and carefully opened the seal.
Pour a cup of clear and bright Yuhuchun tea into the bowl on the table.
Lin Gui has been in charge of household affairs for many years. As the steward of the Li Mansion, he is quite familiar with all kinds of wines. He could tell the extraordinaryness of this wine at a glance.
From a distance, you can smell a rich aroma of wine, and the wine is clear and transparent, without the residue and green liquid commonly found in ordinary wine.
"This pot of wine only costs one or two ounces of silver?"
"Yes, it's sold openly at the Fu Lai Restaurant and has become quite famous recently..."
The servant was quite familiar with the investigation and had obviously made sufficient preparations. Upon hearing the relevant report, Lin Gui immediately narrowed his eyes.
The servant didn't understand the details yet, but Lin Gui had already vaguely anticipated Yu Huchun's extraordinaryness.
He took a sip and found the wine rich and fragrant. Just one sip was like a ball of fire exploding from his throat to his stomach, warming his whole body.
Lin Gui's eyes suddenly lit up.
"How many jars of this wine has Fulai Restaurant sold these days? Has there ever been a situation where supply exceeds demand?"
"They seem to have a large stockpile, and things are booming lately, selling over ten jars a day. But the owner doesn't seem worried..."
The more Lin Gui listened, the brighter his eyes became.
"The recently improved brewing method...there's no shortage of Yuhuchun at least..."
Through the current clues, he has learned a lot of extremely useful information.
"You have done well. Go to the cashier's office and collect two taels of silver."
The servant showed a look of joy on his face and retreated hurriedly.
He was very happy that he could get so many rewards just by eating in the restaurant every day, observing the people coming and going, and recording the amount of Yuhuchun sold in the restaurant.
He was extremely satisfied with the work.
…
Zhang Mingtutu walked around Wang's house and then went to Li's house for a while.
After harvesting a wave of related obsessions, there were not many waves.
Zhang Mingtu got up and walked back, but when he was walking back and passing by the Ganjiang River, he heard the sound of the tide of the Ganjiang River in the distance, and his heart was inexplicably touched.
He couldn't help but think of the catfish monster that disappeared into the water during the day.
After thinking about it, Zhang Mingtu got up and went to the Ganjiang River again.
The Gan River is a tributary of the Yangtze River, and there are many big fish in it, many of which have lived for decades and are larger than the average human.
If the body of a catfish monster that has already turned into a demon is eaten by these big fish, it is very likely to cultivate another psychic monster.
There are countless fishermen who make a living along the Ganjiang River. Their farmlands have been taken over, but they can still survive by relying on this tributary of the Yangtze River.
Once a big monster appears in this river, it will probably cause great slaughter.
Zhang Mingtu traveled through the river several times, carefully sensing the corresponding evil spirit inside the river. He walked more than ten miles upstream and more than ten miles downstream, but found nothing.
But I also absorbed several obsessions in the water, including people who fell into the water, and people who jumped into the river to commit suicide because of the pain in life.
But there was no sign of the catfish monster, and not much demonic energy was found in the river.
Zhang Mingtu was puzzled. It was impossible for such a huge catfish monster to disappear out of thin air.
But no matter how many doubts and confusions he had in his heart, he had no choice but to return.
After the decision is made, if he has time or the writing on the Book of Life and Death disappears completely, in the next round of predicting the future, he will ask his brother to pay more attention to the monsters in the Ganjiang River.
After making up his mind, he turned around and returned home.
My parents were already fast asleep, and I could only occasionally hear them talking in their sleep.
"We need to prepare more pork."
"Yuhuchun may not be enough."
…
Zhang Mingtu smiled softly, and the unhappiness in his heart caused by absorbing obsessions in the Wang and Li families suddenly disappeared.
There are many dark places in the world, but there are also many bright places.
After the marrow washing and blood transfusion, Zhang Mingtu has the energy of an ordinary person. He does not look tired even after a busy day and is still full of energy.
He returned to the courtyard but did not go to sleep immediately. Instead, he went back to the courtyard and started practicing the Tiger Demon Bone Refining Fist and the Heavenly Dragon Divine Refining Fist.
Zhang Mingtu initially thought that these two sets of boxing techniques were shallow and not profound enough, but after having experienced the natural collision between the two and the birth of true energy, he realized the extraordinary nature of these two boxing techniques.
I practice it every day when I have time to experience the divine will of the Heavenly Dragon and the evil nature of the Tiger Demon.
While practicing boxing, Zhang Mingtu suppressed his qi, blood, and true energy for fear of disturbing his parents.
After practicing several sets of boxing, I felt a little depressed.
"It's still not very convenient to live with my parents. I have to find a house when I have time."
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